Aaron’s 499 - Ward Burton Notes

Ward Burton will make his 330th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start when the green flag drops for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

BURTON ON TALLADEGA... Our NetZero Chevrolet was pretty decent in Daytona and we're bringing it back to Talladega, so we know what we've got to work with and we know we have good horsepower from our Hendrick Engines. We messed up in Daytona and missed a lug nut and had to take an extra trip down pit road, which is why we didn't have a better finish there. Everybody says it, and it's true; all you can do at these restrictor plate races is hang on, hope you can miss the big one and hope that every one of your competitors is on his game that day. We know how the cars responded to the new aero rules in Daytona and it will be interesting to see what happens in Talladega. The key is to make sure you are around at the end and in a position to contend for the win and then pick the right people to go with. It's a crapshoot, no doubt about it. You have to rely a lot on your spotter and crew chief to feed you the information you need to make the right decisions on the track. You also have to be open minded about making new friends for the day, about running with people you wouldn't necessarily run with at other tracks. You may need a buddy during green flag pit stops to make sure you have someone to draft with at all times. You never know who that might be, so you'd better be nice to everyone Sunday morning."

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